Update on work relevant for marketing of food to children
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Update on work relevant for marketing of food to
children
Joao BredaSenior Technical Officer - Nutrition
WHO Regional Office for EuropeNoncommunicable Diseases and Environment Unit
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Outline
�Commitments Charter and Action Plan,
Global Strategy NCD
�European Action Network Reducing MKT to children
�Recommendations WHO – reducing the impact on children of MKT of FHSFSS
�Obesity Policy Survey 2007
�WHO/EC Monitoring Project
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� The private sector should play an
important role and have
responsibility….;
� The media have an important
responsibility to provide information
and education…..
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Policy context
� November 2006: Member States approved the European Charter on Counteracting Obesity which lists guiding principles to action in the WHO European Region:– Charter aims to stimulate and influence national policies,
regulatory action including legislation and action plans.
– Charter establishes the need to perform “regular evaluation and review of policies and actions” and provide “three-year progress reports” at the WHO European level.
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ACTION AREAS
1. Supporting a healthy start
2. Ensuring safe, healthy and
sustainable food supply
3. Providing comprehensive
information and education
to consumers
4. Implementing integrated actions
5. Strengthening nutrition and
food safety in the health sector
6. Monitoring and evaluation
HEALTH
CHALLENGES
Diet related
noncommunicable
diseases
Obesity in children
and adolescents
Micronutrient
deficiencies
Foodborne diseases
Challenges and action areas
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Double burden of child malnutrition
Source: Adapted from Cattaneo A et al. Child nutrition in CEE and CIS countries: report of a situation analysis. Geneva,
UNICEF, 2007.
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Low prevalence of Exclusive BF
Exclusive breastfeeding from birth to six months, 2008
32%
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18%
4.70%
16.80%
37.40%
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16%
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7%
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5.20%
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Source: WHO Global Databank on Infant and Young Child Feeding
http://www.who.int/nutrition/databases/infantfeeding/en/index.html
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Childhood obesity
� Babies who are not breastfed are 25% more likely to become overweight and obese.
� About 20% of children are overweight; one third are obese
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Supply of fruit and vegetables is below the recommendations in many countries
>600g/person/day
<600g/person/daySource: FAOSTAT 2003
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Relationship between levels of adult obesity and socio-economic
groups in Europe
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Lower economic
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Middle-lower
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Middle economic
status
Middle-upper
economic status
Martinez et al 1999
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What is and where is the evidence?
� Regulation initiatives: self-regulation
initiatives;
� Economic benefits reducing adv. FHFSS;
� Parents – inequalities;
� Effect on obese children;
� Adv to children higher than to adults;
� Logos;
� New tools & techniques for MKT to
children.
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Regulations on marketing of unhealthy foods and non-alcoholic beverages to
children
� 11 countries reported to undertake action in this area– 8 countries indicated full implementation/
enforcement– 3 have a clearly stated programme or policy,
which is partly enforced/implemented
� 11 countries did not have a policy/programme
� 9 countries planning to develop a policy/programme within 2 years
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Inter-Country Work
� Action Networks:
– WHO European Childhood Obesity
Surveillance Initiative - PT;
– NFSI – Nutrition Friendly Schools
Initiative – School Fruit Scheme - NL;
– Salt Action Network – UK;
– MKT Network – Norway;
– Hospital Nutrition
– Moderate malnutrition…….
– Municipalities….
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WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative
Results of the first round -COSI
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First round school year 2007/2008
� New data
collection
– Bulgaria
– Ireland
– Latvia
– Lithuania
– Norway
– Portugal (INSA)
– Sweden
� Integration with
current systems
– Belgium
– Cyprus
– Czech Republic
– Italy
– Malta
– Slovenia
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Preliminary results
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Prevalence of overweight (incl. obesity) 7.0 – 7.9 years old
WHO growth reference for 5-19 yr olds: Overweight: >1 SD; Obesity >2SD
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WHO developments
� Implementation of statutory and self regulatory codes in the area of marketing foods and beverages to children in the European Member States:– Report in progress – finalization expected
based on the final results of the WHO/DG SANCO project on monitoring progress on
improving nutrition & PA and Obesity prevention in the EU
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Inter-Country work� Follow the implementation
of the European Food and
Nutrition Action Plan for
food and nutrition policy
2007-2012 & the Obesity
Charter;
� Monitor the progress of
nutrition policies and scale
up nutrition and PA in
Europe (47 countries with
policies);
– WHO/EC monitoring
nutrition and PA &
preventing obesity in the
European Union (2nd
round proposed to WHO
2011-2013)
– NOPA – European
Database on Nutrition,
Obesity and Physical
Activity
� Country work – BCA (priorities:
obesity, undernutrition,
surveillance, assisting
establishment of National
Action Plans
� Collaborating Centers (priorities:
surveillance, obesity, settings –
accountability, refinement)
� Analyse good practices in
nutrition interventions
� Review guidelines for nutrition
policy measures
� Other projects with major
partners……
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Vision for nutrition & PA
� Strenghtening relation with European Partners like the EU;
– DGSANCO
– School Fruit Scheme
– Inequalities/SEG comprehensive/most deprived
– Municipalities/Local governments
� Streamline the need to address the social gradient and reduce health inequalities related
with PA, Nutrition & Obesity;
� Responsiveness to Member States needs in
the field of Nutrition, PA and Obesity – ex:
evaluation of National Plans